Of course, as musicians, we love gigs! What we're also aware of is the two major obstacles in the way of actually getting up there and performing. The first is actually getting the gig. We'd go to most extents to speak with venue managers, artist managers, booking agents and many other music industry individuals who'll point us in the right direction and help us get the gigs we desire. Without their help, our main love, and source of income too, isn't always as good as it could be. Whilst we are aware of that, the second important part is to promote the gig so that we can get as many people as we can, in the time we have, to come to the gig. In some cases, that'll also depict how much you make from the night. Promoting gigs involves working with the media, and trying to get your gig in the paper, announced on radio, and even advertised on television. Promoting gigs can also mean money spent on flyers and distribution in the area, regionally and perhaps even nationally. It could even mean working hours just to get all that done. Promoting gigs can be tiring if you've got to do it on your own, especially when you've got to juggle getting further gigs, fitting in rehearsals and personal practice time, and of course, if you've got a part time job or other activities on your hand. In the world that we are living in today, the internet is becoming highly popular and nearly two-thirds of the world use it. Imagine cutting off most of those hours of work. Just by promoting your gigs online, you'll get pages visited by over 100,000 people, newsletters with your gigs listed in them sent out weekly and seen by music reporters around the country too. So, just by publishing your gigs online, you'll be benefitting just as equally, at no large costs and saving lots of time. No doubt, a lot of time is still involved in this, and with a new service that we offer called PromoteMyGig, a free gig submission service to many websites in just one go. It's real simple. Fill in your gig information, send it off, and for free we'll submit your gig to five top websites where you're gig will be able to reach over 50,000 people very easily. And you have the added benefit, that if they don't come to your gig, at least they've heard about you and you've got promotion there too. We can submit too even more websites in just one click if for a small fee, and these details are available at the website www.PromoteMyGig.com Websites we submit to include National Gig Guide, Artistopia, AllGigs, Gigs-Unlimited, and much more, including specific websites dedicated to your local area. Remember, you can check this out here: http://www.PromoteMyGig.com Kavit Haria, The Musicians Coach |
